Operating Margin of Cars.com Inc. from 31 Dec 2016 to 30 Sep 2025

Taxonomy & unit
ratio: %
Description
The operating margin measures the profit a company makes on a dollar of sales after accounting for the direct costs involved in earning those revenues.
Summary
Cars.com Inc. quarterly and annual Operating Margin in % history and change rate from 31 Dec 2016 to 30 Sep 2025.
  • Cars.com Inc. Operating Margin for the quarter ending 30 Sep 2025 was 8%, a 20% increase year-over-year.
  • Cars.com Inc. annual Operating Margin for 2024 was 7%, a 5.2% decline from 2023.
  • Cars.com Inc. annual Operating Margin for 2023 was 8%, a 22% decline from 2022.
  • Cars.com Inc. annual Operating Margin for 2022 was 10%, a 30% increase from 2021.
Operating Margin, Quarterly (%)
Operating Margin, YoY Quarterly Change (%)
Operating Margin, Annual (%)
Operating Margin, YoY Annual Change (%)

Cars.com Inc. Quarterly Operating Margin (%)

Period Value YoY Chg Change % Start Date End Date
Q3 2025 8% +1% +20% 01 Jul 2025 30 Sep 2025
Q2 2025 7% 0% +2.1% 01 Apr 2025 30 Jun 2025
Q1 2025 7% -1% -15% 01 Jan 2025 31 Mar 2025
Q4 2024 7% 0% -5.2% 01 Oct 2024 31 Dec 2024
Q3 2024 7% -2% -22% 01 Jul 2024 30 Sep 2024
Q2 2024 7% -2% -25% 01 Apr 2024 30 Jun 2024
Q1 2024 8% -2% -24% 01 Jan 2024 31 Mar 2024
Q4 2023 8% -2% -22% 01 Oct 2023 31 Dec 2023
Q3 2023 9% +1% +11% 01 Jul 2023 30 Sep 2023
Q2 2023 10% +3% +45% 01 Apr 2023 30 Jun 2023
Q1 2023 10% +3% +50% 01 Jan 2023 31 Mar 2023
Q4 2022 10% +2% +30% 01 Oct 2022 31 Dec 2022
Q3 2022 8% -2% -20% 01 Jul 2022 30 Sep 2022
Q2 2022 7% -4% -40% 01 Apr 2022 30 Jun 2022
Q1 2022 7% +1% +9.7% 01 Jan 2022 31 Mar 2022
Q4 2021 8% +170% 01 Oct 2021 31 Dec 2021
Q3 2021 10% +174% 01 Jul 2021 30 Sep 2021
Q2 2021 11% +257% 01 Apr 2021 30 Jun 2021
Q1 2021 6% +231% 01 Jan 2021 31 Mar 2021
Q4 2020 -162% -89% -120% 01 Oct 2020 31 Dec 2020
Q3 2020 -164% -95% -138% 01 Jul 2020 30 Sep 2020
Q2 2020 -246% -254% -3287% 01 Apr 2020 30 Jun 2020
Q1 2020 -224% -235% -2125% 01 Jan 2020 31 Mar 2020
Q4 2019 -74% -86% -680% 01 Oct 2019 31 Dec 2019
Q3 2019 -69% -84% -556% 01 Jul 2019 30 Sep 2019
Q2 2019 8% -9% -55% 01 Apr 2019 30 Jun 2019
Q1 2019 11% -7% -39% 01 Jan 2019 31 Mar 2019
Q4 2018 13% -9% -41% 01 Oct 2018 31 Dec 2018
Q3 2018 15% 01 Jul 2018 30 Sep 2018
Q2 2018 17% 01 Apr 2018 30 Jun 2018
Q1 2018 18% 01 Jan 2018 31 Mar 2018
Q4 2017 21% 01 Oct 2017 31 Dec 2017

Cars.com Inc. Annual Operating Margin (%)

Period Value YoY Chg Change % Start Date End Date
2024 7% 0% -5.2% 01 Jan 2024 31 Dec 2024
2023 8% -2% -22% 01 Jan 2023 31 Dec 2023
2022 10% +2% +30% 01 Jan 2022 31 Dec 2022
2021 8% +170% 01 Jan 2021 31 Dec 2021
2020 -162% -89% -120% 01 Jan 2020 31 Dec 2020
2019 -74% -86% -680% 01 Jan 2019 31 Dec 2019
2018 13% -9% -41% 01 Jan 2018 31 Dec 2018
2017 21% -6% -23% 01 Jan 2017 31 Dec 2017
2016 28% 01 Jan 2016 31 Dec 2016
* An asterisk sign (*) next to the value indicates that the value is likely invalid.